“They said the event was for de-addiction: Gujarat Police on “karbala ka akhiri maidan” hate speech by Mufti Salman Azhari in Junagarh, 2 organisers arrested”, Opindia, February 4, 2024:

“Recently an FIR (First Information Report) was registered against two organisers Muhammad Yusuf Malek and Azim Habib Odedara as well as the speaker Mufti Salman Azhari for making an inflammatory speech at a Muslim community event in Gujarat’s Junagadh. Afterwards, the organisers were arrested while authorities were searching for Azhari, according to the local police.

On 3rd February, District Police Chief Harshad Mehta informed about this matter. He stated that following the filing of a formal complaint, two of the program’s organisers were taken into custody while the Mufti, who is a resident of Mumbai, is still being hunted.

Police stated, “We have arrested Malek and Habib and efforts are on to arrest Azhari. The organisers took permission from the police claiming that the gathering was being arranged for de-addiction and Mufti would deliver an address about the Azhari Madhhab (school of thought). However, he gave a provocative speech….”

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